Lakers were old and slow last year, didn't stop them from reaching the playoffs. The real problem they should be addressing is their offensive output when 3 or more of their starting five leave the floor.

lakers are old and slow. But not only are they missing dwight, they are also missing maybe their best bench guy right now in jordan hill. He was a double double machine in the playoffs and hit for 10 points in his lone preseason game so far. He and dwight will bring youth to the paint and make them more lively.

But Since you want to make the claim "its gonna be a long year", go ahead and take a stand and tell us exactly what you mean by that. About how many games do you see the lakers winning because long year to me implies struggling to make the playoffs.